Welcome to Ricardo’s Elite Dangerous command centre. Whether you’re hunting bounties in a combat zone, hauling cargo across the bubble, or plotting a 65,000 light-year route to Betelgeuse, this is your hub for guides, ship builds, and video content.
Elite Dangerous is the largest pillar of Ricardo’s Gaming. With hundreds of hours of gameplay, dozens of video guides, and deep dives into every major ship class, this section covers everything from beginner survival to advanced engineering, Powerplay politics, and the latest Thargoid war content.
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Ship Guides and Reviews
From the beginner-friendly Cobra Mk III to the endgame Federal Corvette and Imperial Cutter — Ricardo’s ship guides cover hardpoints, engineering priorities, credit costs, and real combat footage to help you make the right choice.
Combat Guides
Weapons, shields, engineering, combat zones, Thargoid AX combat and bounty hunting — all covered in depth with video companions.
Exploration and Trading
Long-range exploration builds, first discovery routes, Painite mining, fleet carrier operations and the most efficient trading routes in the current meta.
Powerplay and Colonisation
Ricardo’s Gaming covers Powerplay faction strategy, rank grinding, and the new Colonisation mechanics introduced in Elite Dangerous 2025-2026.
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